University College Dublin

Bio-Medical Research Limited

Informatica Corporation

Bmr Research and Development Limited

Atlantic Therapeutics Group Limited

Brian Caulfield

Louis Crowe

Conor Michael Minogue

Ruth Maher

Garry Moroney

Padraig Cunningham

Ronan Pearce

Gary Ramsay

Sarah-Jane Delany

A method and apparatus for stimulating the lower back and abdominal muscles in a patient comprising applying a first electrode A/Asubstantially centrally to the lower lumbar region of the patient's body, and applying second and third electrodes B, C respectively to opposite side flanks of the patient's body. The electrodes are energized to apply a first group of muscular stimulation current pulses which flow between the second and third electrodes and a second group of muscular stimulation current pulses which flow between the first electrode and the second and third electrodes alternately.

Method and apparatus for stimulating the lower back and abdominal muscles

A method of and apparatus for stimulating pelvic floor muscles in a patient comprises applying at least one electrode externally to each side of the patient's body in the region of the pelvis, and energising the electrodes to apply a muscular stimulation current which flows laterally across the patient through the patient's pelvic floor. Preferably a plurality of electrodes are applied symmetrically on each side of the body. The electrodes may be incorporated in a garment.

Method and apparatus for stimulating pelvic floor muscles

A system () generates an output indicating scores for the extent of matching of pairs of data records. Thresholds may be set for the scores for decision-making or human review. A vector extraction module () measures similarity of pairs of fields in a pair of records to generate a vector. The vector is then processed to generate a score for the record pair.

Data quality system

A method and apparatus for stimulating a muscle of a subject are provided. The apparatus comprises a signal generator for generating an electrical pulse signal of a frequency and a current amplitude for inducing contractions in the muscle, and an electrode apparatus for applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscle to be stimulated or adjacent the muscle of the subject for stimulating the muscle. The frequency and current amplitude of the electrical pulse signal are selected so as to maximize the bulk of the muscle being subjected to the contractions so as to generate a shivering phenomenon therein.

Apparatus for stimulating a muscle of a subject

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